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The Waynesville handbook

Living in Waynesville, OH: what to set up and who to call

Waynesville Village PWS reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule), beginning May 2024. Children in Waynesville attend Wayne Local School District.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Waynesville, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Waynesville.

Electricity

Power comes from AES Ohio

AES Ohio (Dayton Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Waynesville. Its homes paid an average of 16.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $158 a month (its average across Ohio, for customers on its standard service). Ohio lets you buy power from another supplier; 70% of AES Ohio’s home customers do, and AES Ohio still delivers it.

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Waynesville Village PWS

Waynesville Village PWS supplies almost all of Waynesville. It draws ground water and serves 4,100 people in all.

1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule), beginning May 2024. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile1.6 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 1.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 8.6 ppb. That’s higher than 61% of similar systems’ latest results.

The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report

EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. OH8302012.

Internet

7 home internet providers serve Waynesville

99% of 1,058 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 56% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber95%1,000/1,000
BrightspeedFiber, DSL, Fixed wireless56%2,000/2,000
altafiber Extended TerritoriesFiber3%2,000/2,000
VerizonFixed wireless85%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless81%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless78%25/3

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Waynesville’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Waynesville.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Waynesville or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Waynesville kids go to
PK–5Waynesville Elementary SchoolWayne Local School District
6–8Waynesville Middle SchoolWayne Local School District
9–12Waynesville High SchoolWayne Local School District

Waynesville is in Wayne Local School District.

A+School gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2020; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Waynesville is in ZIP code 45068

ZIP codes where Waynesville residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of WaynesvilleZIP’s residents in Waynesville
45068Waynesville, OH100%22%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

Getting around, the ER and the library

One line each; the subject pages have the rest.

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Waynesville

Who supplies Waynesville’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Waynesville Village PWS (EPA ID OH8302012). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule). 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.6 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Waynesville?

AES Ohio (Dayton Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Waynesville?

Spectrum, Brightspeed, altafiber Extended Territories, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Waynesville?

45068. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Waynesville in?

Wayne Local School District.

How do I register to vote in Waynesville?

In Ohio you can register online until 30 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before). Elections here are run by the Director, Warren County Board of Elections. Check your registration at voterlookup.ohiosos.gov.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
  • Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
  • Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
  • ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
  • Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
  • Registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
  • Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
  • Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.